I know there are sites out there designed for finding Lemmy communities that aren’t within your instance but it can be a difficult to find some more abstract ideas....
I'm on a smaller instance or at least feels small as sometimes we don't have posts for over 10 minutes, How would I find other Communities & Users to follow to get content I may enjoy?
You can find communities from specific instancesA great way to find lesser known communities is to look at the /communities page on an instance. Different instances may have different themes or focuses, and so you can find related communities that way. For example: lemmy.ca/communities- pangora.social: Great way to find instances related to a particular topic. This is also great for picking an instance when first making an account/moving accounts. - awesome-lemmy-instances
These can make it easier to find, subscribe, and manage communities on different instances- Instance Assistant: Browser extension with tools to help you redirect and search for communities - Voyager Migrator: Tool to help you migrate Subreddits - Other apps: lemmyapps.netlify.app
👽 Coming from Reddit?
See here- sub.rehab: You can sort by official replacements & sister communities - redditmigration.com: List from the migration - quippd.com: Another list created by a user during the migration
There are a lot of different apps / frontends that can show stuff from Lemmy, and they vary in how well they support different link formats. Here is a short explainer:
Each entry below shows you what you should type (like this) and what you will see as a result (after the dash ‘-’).
For each entry, some apps will support it and others will not. It can be helpful to include a few different link formats so that everyone can use the link easily.
NOTE: There is a bug on the Lemmy website right now. If you start typing a community or username, it will try to autocomplete it. DO NOT click that autocomplete, or it will mess up the link.
This is another way to make a universal link. If you click this link, the community will open in your home instance.
This works well if you can’t use the method above. For example, if you want to stick a link in a shields.io badge, you can use this technique to still include a universal link.
This is a hardcoded link. If you click this link, the community will open on a specific instance. Anyone using a different instance (ex. anything except lemmy.ca in this case) will not be able to subscribe right away, and they will need to redirect it first.
Sometimes you can’t use the methods above. For example, if you want to create a nice thumbnail while promoting your community on !communityPromo, you will need to use this URL.
If you use this method, try to use the other methods as well so people have options.
An easily accessible list of communities with links and inputted descriptions from the op poster. edit: changed gaming community from beehaw to Lemmy.ml hopefully it’ll be more easilly accessible...
I’m noticing an influx of Reddit users today, maybe revolving around their weird bug they had today. I know this question pops up semi regularly, but for those just getting their foot in the door maybe we can help show them what else is out here on the Fediverse to help them get started....
Is there a Lemmy community for finding other Lemmy communities?
I know there are sites out there designed for finding Lemmy communities that aren’t within your instance but it can be a difficult to find some more abstract ideas....
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How do you find new Communities on a smaller instance? (kbin.run)
I'm on a smaller instance or at least feels small as sometimes we don't have posts for over 10 minutes, How would I find other Communities & Users to follow to get content I may enjoy?
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Lemmy is still awesome. I am amazed that so many people are still using it
Makes me happy. It’s easy to have a good time here.
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How can I create a specific Lemmy.world subject community? I want to create one for IFS (InternalFamilySystems)
Kurzgesagt — An unofficial community for discussing Kurzgesagt's videos on space, biology, philosophy, etc. (kbin.social)
An unofficial community for discussing anything and everything related to Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell....
My list of communities any user might consider, sorted in categories
An easily accessible list of communities with links and inputted descriptions from the op poster. edit: changed gaming community from beehaw to Lemmy.ml hopefully it’ll be more easilly accessible...
What Lemmy communities would you like to share that we may not know about?
I’m noticing an influx of Reddit users today, maybe revolving around their weird bug they had today. I know this question pops up semi regularly, but for those just getting their foot in the door maybe we can help show them what else is out here on the Fediverse to help them get started....
Why does lemmy seem better for engagement and conversation then (I meant than) Mastodon
On average if I make a post on Mastodon whether I get a comment, and a continued conversation is either hit or miss....
!newtolemmy - A community to welcome and help new users (lemmy.ca)
Join us at the front gate to welcome new users into Lemmy, and to the Fediverse as a whole!...
!newtolemmy - A community to welcome and help new users
Join us at the front gate to welcome new users into Lemmy, and to the Fediverse as a whole!...